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Glenn Gray weighs in on UNI’s low enrollment numbers.

Sean Kingston rocked GBPAC Nov. 18 and was hosted

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UNI enrollment projected to increase within 5 years

Student population expected to rise to 10,821 by 2026, next fall predicted to remain steady CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN News Editor

The three regent university presidents from Iowa, Iowa State and UNI recently met with a group of state legislators to discuss the future of their respective universities as well as enrollment projections.

All three universities have seen a decline in enrollment over the past five years. However enrollment is expected to grow or stabilize in upcoming years. UNI’s total enrollment has been dropping since 2010, with the 202122 academic year seeing the lowest enrollment numbers

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UNI is projecting an increase in enrollment to about 10,821 students by 2026.

since 1968. However, the low numbers could also be attributed to high numbers of students graduating early.

Associate vice president for enrollment management Kristin Woods referred to the high graduation rate at UNI as a factor contributing to low enrollment.

“We have another record year in terms of graduation rates for our students with higher three-year graduation rates and higher four-

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Nook recently met with state legislators along with other presidents.

UNI falls 19-9 in FCS first round to Eastern Washington University.

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Provost speaks, resolution passed in support of TheatreUNI

year graduation rates. When students are here for less time for their degree, it places downward pressure on enrollment,” she said.

UNI is expecting to see growth in student enrollment, starting with an uptick in the fall 2023 and a gradual 17% increase to 10,821 by fall 2026.

President Nook shared with lawmakers their goal of growing the student population to 13,000 – which was reached a decade ago in 2011. Nook mentioned the economy as a major factor in enrollment projections.

“One of the biggest impacts on the University of Northern Iowa is the economy,” Nook said. “But we can’t expect that to continue forever. And as it comes back a little bit into more normal periods of time, we do expect our enrollment to come up.”

Under the pale moonlight, the Northern Iowa Student Government met on Wednesday, Nov. 17 in the University Room of Maucker Union for their 14th meeting of the academic year. Following a sharp bang of the gavel by Speaker of the Senate Sam Caughron, NISG members were treated with an appearance by the Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, José Herrera, recently appointed in June 2021. Herrera came to the meeting to open up a channel of communication with NISG as well as introduce himself and his role on campus.

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the Regents will do with the survey data once it is completed.

Iowa lawmakers seized on university free-speech issues during the 2021 legislative session, holding several meetings lambasting school administrators for incidents in which a conservative student or group felt their free-speech rights were limited on campus.

In response, the Board of Regents convened a committee on free speech which developed a set of 10 recommendations for universities. Some of the recommendations have already taken effect, like a mandatory syllabus statement that recognizes academic freedom and a

website for students to report free speech concerns.

Republican leaders said that free-speech issues on campus may have played into the decision not to increase funding for the Regents universities.

They also pointed to lingering COVID-19 aid and declining enrollment as reasons not to increase the budget.

“Regents have had issues on various subjects. But, you know, I believe the Regents are taking some steps in the right direction,” Rep. David Kerr, R-Morning Sun, said in an April subcommittee on the budget. “And then next year we can see how the progress is going there too.”

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Iowa Board of Regents launches freespeech survey for students, staff KATIE AKIN

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The Iowa Board of Regents launched its first free-speech survey on Tuesday, part of a multi-step plan to protect freedom of expression at the state’s public universities.

The survey asks university staff and students to respond to a set of statements about free speech, ranking them from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree.” The survey ends on Dec. 1.

Chief Academic Officer Rachel Boon said the Regents worked with university administrators to create the survey statements.

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The Iowa Board of Regents launched a free-speech survey in order to gauge how to protect freedom of expression at Iowa’s public universities.

The Board of Regents plans to conduct the free-speech survey every two years. It differs from the existing campus climate survey, Boon said,

because it will focus exclusively on free-speech issues, and the survey data will be consistent across the three universities.

Boon did not know yet what

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request of $1,000 by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia for their yearly Tallcorn Jazz Fest as well as another contingency fund request for $5,000 to assist travel by the UNI Women’s Rugby Club for their national tournament in Nashville both passed with no objections.

Finally, to round out the noncontroversial docket, the students voted on a bill to deactivate student organizations who have not completed the re-registration process. It was passed with no objections.

The meeting then shifted to the controversial docket consisting of five bills. The first was the second reading of a bill concerning the

amendment of the oath of office to make it shorter.

The second piece of legislation changed the wording of the roles of the Student Body President to accurately reflect the current duties.

Each bill was passed with no objections. The students then heard for the first time three bills amending the NISG by-laws. The first bill amended the Executive Branch roles including the Director of Finance, Director of Governmental Relations, Director of Public Relations and the Director of Diversity.

The next bill amended the Legislative Branch officer roles such as the Speaker of the Senate, and the third added the Director of Civil Engagement officially into the By-Laws. All were tabled for a second reading for the following week’s meeting.

NISG meets every week at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays in the University Room of Maucker Union. These meetings are free and open to the public.

Anyone interested in becoming involved in NISG and the activities of the organization can visit nisg.uni.edu for supplemental information or check back in next week’s issue for more ongoing coverage related to NISG, their initiatives and up-to-date organization news.

entering cohorts from recent years.”

The report given to legisla tors states, “(The) projection reflects steady growth over this next five-year period, driven by robust recruitment and retention efforts and continued emphasis on the high value of a UNI degree as evidenced by low student loan indebtedness and strong career outcomes.

This projected growth could be impacted by a variety of factors, including changes in federal and state policies.”

Low enrollment has greatly affected the university’s

budget, with departments like theatre, social work, construction management and music struggling with adequate resources and funding. Provost José Herrera has acknowledged the lack of resources for these departments and emphasizes the importance of increasing enrollment to regain adequate funding.

“We can overcome this,” Herrera said. “We do not want to play and risk spending money we don’t have, so we are a little cautious.

We have to make due with what we have.”

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As Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Northern Iowa, Herrera reports to the president as the chief academic and operating officer of the campus. He is responsible for the academic and organizational functioning of the campus and the advancement of high quality teaching and learning, scholarship, and service. A former microbiologist, professor and administrator with decades of experience in academic and scientific leadership roles, Herrera has held leadership positions at the National Science Foundation, Western New Mexico University and Mercy College, where he was Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Along with the introduction, Herrera fielded questions about current affairs on campus related to students and faculty. He assuaged fears and put down rumors vocalized by the student government about the UNI Theatre Department and its rumored closure as well as talk of a hiring freeze. Herrera also expressed the need to wait for more certainty on budgetary constraints related to the department later based on tuition money and state

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Among the bills passed, NISG Senators approved funding for the UNI Women’s Rugby Club as they travel to Nashville for their national tournament.

allocations with a focus on equitable fund management.

The bulk of the meeting was spent discussing and voting on 12 pieces of legislation with seven on the noncontroversial docket and the remaining on the controversial docket. The first bill on the noncontroversial docket was a statement of solidarity with the UNI Department of Theatre and the individuals involved within the organizations and the current financial ambiguity surrounding the organizations.

The second bill consisted of appointing Joe Dodgen, a third year social sciences education major, for at-large senator. He was confirmed

by a vote of 13-0-1. Next came a bill concerning the election of Senator Micaiah Krutsinger for the Campus Relations Committee Chair.

He was voted in by a margin of 14-0-1. The group then turned to a contingency fund request for $200 by the Criminology Club for transport to the Black Hawk County Jail. This was passed by a vote of 14-0-1. Senator Mason Miller then put forth a motion for unanimous consent, meaning following legislation of the night can be passed with no objections rather than a roll-call vote.

The motion passed by a vote of 14-0-1. Therefore, the next bill, a contingency fund

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Nook also reported, “50% of our enrollment decline this year was international students. So getting the international students feeling comfortable to come back is really important.”

UNI’s enrollment projections are as follows: • • • • • •

Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall Fall

2021: 9,231 2022: 9,231 2023: 9,422 2024: 9,749 2025: 10,202 2026: 10,821

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UNI predicts an additional yeart of level enrollment and a steady increase in future years.

Additionally the report projected “one more year of

level headcount enrollment to account for relatively low

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Falling enrollment a challenge, and not just for UNI GLENN GRAY

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Editors note: Glenn Gray is a tenured university administrator with over 35 years of experience in higher education including 19 years of service as a chief housing officer.

This article was originally published in The Courier Oct. 18, 2020 Andrew Wind’s Sept. 4 article in The Courier details an enrollment drop at the University of Northern Iowa amid COVID-19 concerns, pointing to the fact UNI is struggling, and this struggle impacts our Cedar Valley Community.

Mark Nook began serving as the 11th president of University of Northern Iowa on Feb. 1, 2017, when fall 2017 enrollment was reportedly 11,907 students. UNI has since reported a 20% decline in enrollment, a drop of 2,385 students. Enrollment fell 695 students in fall 2018, 715 students in fall 2019 and 975 students in fall 2020. This ongoing trend indicates enrollment at UNI will likely be under 9,000 students in fall 2021 – at an enterprise designed, and financed, and staffed to serve over 13,000 students.

To add insult to injury, UNI has a history of reporting inflated enrollments. In September 2017,

whistleblower information divulged that UNI had been over-reporting enrollments for years. Students who registered to attend UNI, but withdrew prior to official enrollment census dates, were being counted in enrollments and factored into the cost of attendance – a practice one senior administrator described as “deceptive.” In November 2017, Iowa Board of Regents staff directed all three regent universities to stop over-reporting enrollments. Data related to enrollments, cost of attendance and institutional finances is available in annual reports maintained on the regents website, and in annual reports provided by the Iowa State Auditor’s Office. However, inflated enrollments and their impact on the cost of attendance have never been corrected in institutional, state and federal reports.

It is imperative that we have access to accurate data relative to our colleges and universities. Approximately 7,000 post-secondary education institutions in the United States, including our three state universities, report data related to enrollments, retention and graduation rates, cost of attendance, faculty and staff, and institutional finances to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. The data is then used at the federal and state level for policy analysis and development, at the institu-

tional level for benchmarking and peer analysis, and by students and parents to aid in the college search process. These data are also used by legislators to determine the amount of money states spend on higher education, and by city administrators, private business owners and those in the property development and housing markets.

University administrators have known for a long time that there are many reasons for the anticipated ebb and flow of enrollments from year-to-year and decade-todecade. Influential factors include high school graduation projections, the economy and unemployment rates, the cost of attendance and the amount of financial assistance available to students, academic offerings and their relevance to emerging (and dying) career trends, the performance of costly athletic programs and yes, even pandemics, climate crises and crime rates. It is the responsibility of university leadership to plan for these factors and to manage their potential impact on enrollment, the cost of attendance, operating budgets, faculty and staff jobs and the university-community nexus.

As a public, comprehensive land-grant university, UNI can grow enrollment and better serve Iowans by way of cost. It is more expensive to attend UNI than it is to attend Iowa’s flagship research

awareness for student identity and even their own.

Some of this, of course, is

time within a four year program to delve into all topics that lead to the making of a

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With enrollent taking a hit, departments are being impacted from the enrollment rates.

universities (the University of Iowa and Iowa State University). Unfortunately, many first-generation, economically disadvantaged and marginalized students may not be able to afford UNI, and may not be accepted into Iowa or ISU – which some may perceive as the indirect and unintentional outcome of systemic discrimination.

Declining university enrollments, escalating taxpayer costs, growing student/ parent debt and the impact on communities within which universities are located is not unique to UNI and the Cedar Valley. As Nook stated in Wind’s article, “Like all uni-

versities, we know we have our work cut out for us.”

Speaking as a first-generation economically disadvantaged college graduate, a father of three children who are college graduates, a professional with 35 years of service in higher education, a former UNI employee and a Cedar Falls community member, we must collectively champion a more transparent, inclusive, innovative and collaborative effort to mitigate the challenges declining enrollments are having on our university, the students and families our university serves and our community.

teachers are not being given that opportunity in relation to identity.

A two credit class on diversity and inclusion is currently the only mandatory class that centers around addressing the needs of all students in relation to identity that is listed specifically in the elementary education program.

Beyond this class, the only way that general education students may receive additional instruction on how to consider their identity in relation to teaching is based on what the professors of their classes choose to prioritize.

Frankly, I have found that many professors in education at UNI do not prioritize the consideration of identity in the classroom or teach harmful practices that could further hurt students.

With this kind of culture in the teacher education program at UNI, students are bound to not only be unprepared for relating to their students but are also likely going to cause harm while teaching also.

There are so many ways that this lack of consideration for diverse learners affect future teachers but they arguably also work to weed out many students from minority identities studying education as well. Not only are education classes ridden with microaggressions against minoritized communities from students, but even the professors tend to shamelessly exhibit displays of microaggressions.

This is the culture of the UNI teacher education program.

One class on diversity is not enough LENNON JANES

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As a student studying education in a non-general education field, I always find myself cringing deeply whenever I have to take a general education class.

Despite being one of the top universities in the nation for education, there are still some deeply troubling lacks in preparation for preservice teachers specifically when it comes to teacher and student identity.

In both my classroom observations and conversations with general education teachers and preservice teachers I have found that for many, unless they are putting in work outside of the classroom (which many don’t) there is a severe lack of

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With UNI being known for its education program, there are still holes needing to be filled.

often not the students’ fault because the UNI teacher education program seemingly allows for its students to go blissfully unaware of how the things they say and do negatively affect their students. Some may say that there is simply not enough

good teacher. This is true, but to my understanding and perception of the teaching program the goal is not to make perfect teachers but rather to set up a good foundation for preservice teachers to eventually become great teachers.

Right now, current preservice

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To kickoff Thanksgiving break the Campus Activities Board hosted a concert at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Nov. 18 featuring 2000’s pop star Sean Kingston.

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Northern Iowa students overwhemlingly from Iowa Editors Note: This article was originally printed on Nov. 22, 1968. The current UNI enrollment is 9,231. The population of Iowa in 1968 was 2.8 million: today the population is 3.1 million.

New students at Northern Iowa this fall come overwhelmingly from Iowa, President J.W. Maucker told the State of Board Regents at their meeting in Iowa City last week.

“Ninety-nine per cent of those coming direct from high school were Iowans and 97 per cent of transfer students were from this state,” Dr. Maucker told the board.

Dr. Maucker said that outof-state enrollment of new students direct from high school, which averaged only 3.7 percent during the four years prior to the imposition of an out-of-state fee in 1964, has averaged only 1.3 per cent in the four years since 1964.

“We apparently have, by imposition of the out-of-state fee, increased income 4,600 dollars this fall and in the process kept the incoming student body 99 per cent ‘pure’ Iowan, a poor bargain for the state, I’d say,” he continued.

Mixed Student Body Desirable “We feel it is highly desirable to have at least a modest mix of out-of-state students.

It is good for young Iowans to have an opportunity to rub shoulders, socially and intellectually, with students from other states,” he said.

Dr. Maucker told the Board that enrollment increased somewhat more this fall than was predicted, a total of 837 students or 10.2 per cent over last years enrollment of 8,239.

“The estimated enrollment for this fall was 8,900 when we made the 1968-89 budget this spring. Actual enrollment this fall was 9,076,” he said.

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songs “Beautiful Girls” from start to finish without playing the actual song.

The shaky start of the concert had many attendees concerned, but the concert continued as planned. Despite his songs being 10 years old or older, the concert was engaging for the audience. Kingston brought nostalgic memories to those who grew up listening to him on the radio or with friends.

At the conclusion of the concert, Kingston announced that there would be a meet and greet with attendees. Due to unknown reasons, the meet and greet was cancelled at the last minute.

The Campus Activities Board (CAB) organized the show with Kingston.

CAB’s next event is a Cozy Craftnight, which will be held on December 8.

Kingston sold out wasn’t as beautiful Sean Kingston came to Cedar Falls, Iowa to a sold out show in the Gallagher Bluedorn (GBPAC) on Nov. 18, 2021. GBPAC holds around 1,680 seats, but on the day of the show when the doors opened, students ran into the theater nearly causing a stampede. From what was observed, many of the students’ tickets weren’t scanned due to students running in.

The show lasted an hour, without counting the delay of the show.

When the show started, the DJ played Drake’s recent album “Certified Lover Boy” to introduce Kingston, including a variety of songs that weren’t originally produced

by Kingston. The beginning of the show met high expectations. After the first 20 minutes, Kingston encouraged the audience to sing one of his

He said the increase is made up of a small increase in new students direct from high school, a “miniscule increase” in transfers and a large increase in persistence of former students.

Total enrollment of women students increased 11 percent; of men, 9 per cent. Enrollment is 54 per cent women and 46 per cent ment.

“Northern Iowa received high school students from 98 counties, transfers from 88 counties, and no county failed to send one or more students,” Dr. Maucker said.

9,400 Next Fall He told the Board that Dr. Marshall Beard, registrar, estimates an enrollment of approximately 9,400 students next fall, assuming that Northern Iowa maintains existing admissions standards.

“This would be an increase of 3.5 per cent over this fall, and it would anticipate an

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Over the course of UNI’s history enrollment has had a roller coaster effect

increase in students direct from high school of less than 50,” he said.

Dr. Maucker said that both graduate and undergraduate enrollment is 2.5 times what

it was in 1960. He said it has gone up 41 per cent in the last three years and 64 per cent in the last four years.

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UNI falls 19-9 in FCS playoff first round to EWU DREW HILL

Sports Writer

The UNI football team faced the Eastern Washington Eagles in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 27. with Montana awaiting the winner on Saturday, Dec. 4. This was UNI’s 22nd FCS playoff appearance, which is second only to Montana. Eastern Washington came into the game with a 9-2 record after tying for third in the Big Sky conference standings. UNI came in with a 6-5 record after tying for sixth in the MVC, which sent an FCS-leading six teams to the playoffs this year.

Eastern Washington entered with a potent offense averaging about 46.5 points per game and over 560 yards per game, including almost 400 passing yards. UNI came in after finishing in the top 20 in many defensive statistics. The matchup implied a definite clash in style.

The game was a grindit-out matchup that featured four interceptions and six turnovers-on-downs between the two teams. After Eastern Washington punted early in its first drive, UNI made a 13-play drive that included a 59-yard pass to Isaiah Weston and a 30-yard pass to Sam Schnee and got to the Eagles’ one yard line.

However, Eastern Washington made a goal line stand and got the ball back after stopping UNI on fourth down.

Eastern Washington drove down the field but missed a field goal that would have given them the lead. After a UNI three-and-out, Eastern

Washington quarterback Eric Barriere got the Eagles down the field before finding Nolan Ulm for a 26-yard touchdown reception. The Eagles missed the extra point, and the first quarter ended with Eastern Washington up 6-0.

Early in the second quarter, EWU tacked on a field goal to go up 9-0. UNI stopped EWU on fourth-and-two on their next drive, then moved quickly down the field. Theo Day found Schnee for a 14-yard touchdown pass, and UNI cut the lead to two at 9-7 to end the first half.

The second half opened with continued strong defensive performances from each team. Day suffered an injury in the third quarter, which prompted Mark Farley to go with Matt Morrissey as quarterback backup after a Day interception midway through the third. The next score did not occur until the 7:47 mark of the third when Barriere shook off a Panther tackler and scampered into the end zone for an 18-yard run to extend the lead to 16-7. Punts for each team followed, and the third quarter ended with EWU still up 16-7.

The Eagles added a field goal early in the fourth to go up 19-7. The EWU defense continued to stop UNI, including another goal line stop. UNI did force a safety to cut the lead to 10 at 19-9, but could not add any more points as a late Morrissey interception sealed the game for EWU, who will face Montana in the second round.

“We were down on the three-yard line and one-yard line three times. The first one,

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UNI played in their 21st FCS playoff appearance last Saturday in Cheney, Wash. Following an up-and-down regular season, the Panthers snuck into the playoffs only to see their title hopes stifled by a stout Eastern Washington team.

you’re on the one-yard line with four downs to get it in.

Get it in,” Farley said. “We knew we could stop them.

We felt good about stopping them, keeping it a low-scoring game. As long as you keep them under 20, you should win. But we didn’t perform on offense, and they did a good job on defense.”

The Panther defense limited the Eagles to only 412 yards of offense and19 points.

Day finished with 189 yards passing, a touchdown and an interception before being replaced by Morrissey, who produced 126 yards and two interceptions. Bradrick Shaw led UNI in rushing with 51 yards. Schnee finished with a season-high eight receptions for 118 yards and a touchdown to lead the receiving corps. UNI ends the season

with a 6-6 record.

Besides UNI’s loss to Eastern Washington, four other Missour Valley Football Conference teams played on Saturday. South Dakota State faced UC Davis and had no trouble, grabbing a 56-24 win to move on to face Sacramento State in the second round.

Missouri State fell by one to Tennessee-Martin 32-31 after a pair of late interceptions and a turnover on downs kept MSU from scoring. UT Martin faces Montana State in the second round. Another first-round game featured two MVC teams going head-tohead as Southern Illinois took on South Dakota. Southern Illinois led by as many as 13 before South Dakota cut the lead to six. SIU added a touchdown in the fourth to pull out the 22-10 win and

will face North Dakota State in the next round.

Other FCS playoff games included a dominant 48-21 win by Kennesaw State over Davidson and an overtime 35-28 win by Incarnate Word over Stephen F. Austin.

Kennesaw State will move on to face East Tennessee State and Incarnate Word will face Sam Houston State in the next round. Holy Cross came back against Sacred Heart by scoring 10 points in the fourth quarter to pick up a 13-10 win and a second-round matchup with Villanova. In the final game of the day, Florida A&M, which was the first team from the SWAC conference to make the FCS playoffs since 1997, got blown out by SE Louisiana 38-14.

SE Louisiana will face James Madison in the second round.

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Panthers knock off 16th-ranked Bonnies 90-80 COLIN HORNING

Sports Editor

The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team traveled to Olean, N.Y. for a continuation of their non-conference slate of games to begin the season, taking on the No. 16 nationally-ranked St. Bonaventure Bonnies. UNI was coming off of a loss on the road to nationally-ranked Arkansas in their prior game, and their opponents in this contest were favored by as many as 10 points. However, a lights-out shooting performance from A.J. Green led UNI to the 90-80 road upset last Saturday.

Much of the first half was a back-and-forth affair between the two talented squads.

With St. Bonaventure leading 33-30 and about three min-

utes remaining in the first half, Green took over the game. He knocked down five consecutive three-pointers, as well as knocking in two free throws en route to scoring 17 consecutive points for the Panthers.

UNI then took the 47-34 lead into the halftime locker room following the stellar shooting performance from the Panther star.

Northern Iowa added to their lead in the second half, opening up a 19-point advantage at one point. However, the Bonnies showed why they have received the attention of national pollsters and rallied back to tie the contest at 62 apiece, capped off by a fast break dunk by Jalen Adaway.

UNI kept their cool in response to the Bonnie rally, and who else but Green made a three pointer out of the

timeout to put UNI back in front 65-62. The Panther men would not rescind the lead for the rest of the game, and held of the home squad for the 10 point, 90-80 victory.

The win was UNI’s first victory against a ranked opponent since December of 2019, when they defeated 23rd-ranked Colorado in Boulder.

Green looked much like the same player that won the MVC player of the year two years ago. He led the team with 35 points on 11-18 shooting and nine made three-pointers. Guard Nate Heise and big man Austin Phyfe also had solid games, both chipping in 15 points apiece.

The Panthers shot a lightsout 51.6% from the field and 48.4% from the field as a team, in opposition to the 42.2% and 38.7% for the Bonnies.

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The Panthers knocked off 16th-ranked St. Bonaventure on the road by the score of 90-80 last Saturday in Olean, N.Y.

Notably, St. Bonaventure only used seven players in the contest and received no points fro the two bench players. The five starters averaged 38.4 minutes in the entire 40 minute game.

Up next, the Panthers

will hit the road again for their MVC opener in Peoria, Ill. against Bradley on Wednesday, Dec. 1. They will then return to non-conference play against the University of Richmond on Sunday, Dec. 5 in the McLeod Center.

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41 Trent of politics 42 Make a soufflé 43 Accompanied by 44 “Get lost!”

47 Aladdin’s transport 51 FDR agency 52 Make up (for) 53 Orange veggie 55 Allow to borrow 56 Rochester medical center 60 Starbucks tea brand 61 Unknown author: Abbr.

62 Toastmaster, and a homophonic hint to this puzzle’s five longest answers 63 Load in a hold 64 Nine-digit IDs 65 Uncool group Down 1 Buzz Lightyear voice actor __ Allen 2 Genetic material 3 Wd. modifying a noun

NORTHERNIOWAN.COM 4 Priory of __: “The Da Vinci Code” conspirators 5 Women-only residences 6 Nearly one-third of Africa 7 Often harmful bacteria 8 Sea between Italy and Albania 9 Calculator image, for short 10 Ford made only in black from 1914-1925 11 Perfect 12 Puccini opera 13 Makes an effort 18 IRS pros 21 Trilogy’s first section 22 Mosque leaders 23 Chart anew 24 Kagan of the Supreme Court 26 Bills and coins 28 Not Rep. or Dem. 31 Only chess piece that can jump others: Abbr.

32 Hear (of) 33 Schindler of “Schindler’s List” 34 “Ta-ta” 36 “Through the LookingGlass” girl 37 Univ. military org.

38 Cornell University townies 39 “The Blacklist” network 43 Place for a pane 44 Cooks’ splatter protectors 45 Sable automaker, briefly 46 Pilfered 47 Fountain treats 48 Really got to 49 Purple-blue Muppet with a hooked nose 50 Silky synthetic 54 “Person of the Year” magazine 56 Bell and Barker 57 ATM maker 58 Mil. roadside hazard 59 These, in France

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KARLA DE BRUIN Managing Editor

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